Raphael Chan

Raphael is passionate about deeper intimacy with God. He is a M.Div student in Pastoral Counselling and Spiritual Formation. Spiritual direction is sitting together at the feet of Jesus to listen to Him. Hospitality is to offer a place of rest and care for the pilgrims; a place to simply love by Abba Father. Raphael offers Spiritual direction in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. If interested please contact raphaelchan@gmail.com

Angelina Hung

Angelina is a graduate from Tyndale University College and Seminary. She has her Master of Divinity in Counselling and Christian Education and Formation. She also holds a Bachelor of Social Work from York University.

In her role as a pastor and counsellor, her desire is for people to grow spiritually. There is a profound joy that comes when she sees people deepen their relationship with God. Thus, she is back at Tyndale completing her diploma in Spiritual Formation and the requirements to become a certified Spiritual Director.

In her role of a spiritual director, she is committed to walk with people as they discern God’s presence in their life. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, she will guide people to discover God’s movements in their life, to rest in God’s love and mercy, and to respond in a manner that glorifies God’s name.

Angelina can be reached at angelinalhung@gmail.com

Margot Kidd

Margot Kidd is offering soul hospitality in Toronto and Ottawa this year as part of Tyndale’s Spiritual Direction practicum. After coming to Christ in university, she and her husband followed the Lord’s call to serve overseas long-term. Through heights, depths and ‘deserts’ in her journey, God is faithfully deepening her love for Him, herself and others. She is learning that our heavenly Father wants a more intimate relationship with us, but that we are often unaware of His transforming presence, unrelenting love and unique desires for us as beloved sons and daughters. Spiritual Direction conversations can provide quiet, prayerful focus helpful in discerning and responding to God in the midst of life. You are warmly invited to experience God more through His ministry of Spiritual Direction. Call Margot at 613-435-4682 or e-mail her at mpk002@gmail.com

Meggy Kwok

Meggy received her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta, and graduated from the Tyndale Seminary with an MTS in Christian Foundation and Spiritual Formation. She has been working for the Canadian Bible Society for many years and currently heads the Human Resources and Volunteer Program Department, walking alongside fellow Christians and colleagues as they strive to balance life, work and ministry. Meggy believes that to allow God to work in us so we may become more and more Christ-like, we must be in tune with and sensitive to the presence and guidance of the Holy Spirit. But this seems difficult or even impossible to accomplish as we are bombarded with the busyness and stresses of life today. In light of that reality and under the direction of the Holy Spirit, Meggy is prepared to facilitate and assist anyone whom God puts in her path as they seek His will and presence. Email her at meggymlkwok@gmail.com.

Evelyn Lau

Evelyn is a MTS graduate of Tyndale Seminary. She is currently completing the requirement for the Certified Spiritual Director (CSD) course at Tyndale. Through silence, listening, prayer and God’s Words, Evelyn is willing to listen to your story, to walk with you in your faith journey and to discern together with you God’s presence and movement in your life. Her desire is to rejoice with people of their Christ-like transformation and their love for God, others and themselves. Evelyn speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Evelyn can be reached at lauevelyn@mytyndale.ca.

Jeff Loach

Dr. Jeff Loach has been a pastor for over twenty years, and currently leads the congregation of St. Paul’s Church in the town of Nobleton, Ontario. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at Tyndale Seminary. When he began seeing a spiritual director a few years ago, Jeff mused to himself, “Why haven’t I been doing this my whole Christian life?!” That’s how important and formative he believes spiritual direction can be. It may seem quite ordinary, the idea of seeking to find God at work in the midst of everyday life, but it is an extraordinary thing to do so. And it’s a privilege to walk alongside another believer on the pathway to deepening spiritual maturity. If you’d like to share that journey with Jeff, contact him at jeff@stpaulsnobleton.ca.

David Mok

"I feel very lonely with my spiritual encounter with God. Sometimes it feels like He is not there and I simply drifted off from my trying." Although our relationship with God is one of ‘personal’, many of us do feel a sense of loneliness in our spiritual walk. David would like to accompany you in your journey to seek Him through prayers, God’s Words, and discerning God’s unique purpose in your life. David has a background in business, technology and understands the busyness of what life brings. David is happily married with two young teenagers at home. Please contact David at davidmok@rogers.com if you don’t mind him to be part of your journey.

Anne Marie Shewfelt

Through a dramatic work of God in Anne Marie's life, September 11th 2001 was a "9-1-1 call" for her dead spiritual life and rampant false Self. CPR became a metaphor for her spiritual healing, and resuscitation came onRemembrance Day when she was spiritually awakened into the new life which comes from remembrance of Jesus as Lord the spiritual soldier who gave his life to save not just his country but the world. Following His way, truth, and life becomes the journey toward a fully alive spiritual life and flourishing true Self. Anne Marie has spent the last ten years on this journey and is ready to be a guide for others. Like a compass for the soul, she can guide you towards a deeper relationship with God as an instrument of His compassion.

Anne Marie is both a Certified Spiritual Director (CSD) candidate and a Master’s of Divinity (MDiv) candidate at Tyndale Seminary, majoring in Spiritual Formation, and double-minoring in Counseling and Biblical Languages. As a member of The Meeting House in downtown Toronto, Anne Marie serves in Home Church Ministry as an Elder. She has completed the Basic training of the Canadian Association of Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE) and is currently an intern in the Spiritual Care Department of the Center for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) as a student Spiritual Director. You may contact Anne Marie by email at annemarie@soulcompass.ca

Lina van der Wel

Everyone needs a space and time to stop, rest, and clear away the clutter in the mind and heart. It is in this quiet space that God quiet voice can be heard and you can reflect and see God working in your everyday life. Spiritual Direction is where this can happen. Lina enjoys journeying together with others, being a listening ear and a supporting you in deepening your relationship with God. Having worked years in communication and marketing while leading small groups, Lina has enjoyed and seen the growing need to walk along side people to help them take the time to stop, rest, listen and pray.

Lina van der Wel has a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie, a Masters of Humanitarian Action from the University of Geneva, is completing an MTS at Tyndale and working towards becoming a certified spiritual director. You can reach Lina at: lina.vdwel@gmail.com

Amy Wong

"Relationship" - God called us to build closer relationship with Him, others, as well as ourselves. Amy would like to walk alongside with you in your journey with God through spiritual direction. Amy believes that spiritual formation may help us deeper our knowledge, experience and love with God, others, and self. It is her heart to walk with those seeking a deeper relationship with God, so as to hear God's word in life. Amy is a M. Div. graduate at Tyndale in Biblical Studies, and is now pursuing her Certified Spiritual Direction (CSD) at Tyndale. Amy was a pastor in women ministry for 7 years in Toronto. She loves to hear your stories and walks with you to seek God’s will in your life. Amy can be reached at werejoice@yahoo.com.hk.

Michelle Yu

“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main” wrote John Donne. This poem spoke the very essence of Christian community; No Christian can thrive in isolation, as we are all united under one body of Christ. Though solitude is necessary to cultivate spiritual life, a faithful spiritual friendship can help such spiritual life to flourish and blossom. In spiritual direction, I seek to offer a safe and non-judgmental space where we can pray, discern and reflect on the works of God through your stories. It is my hopes and prayers that through this journey, we would be closer to the heart of God. Please contact Michelle at micheug.yu@gmail.com.

Mee Yun

MeeYun is presently volunteering as the children's pastor at Bridgeway Church. She has worked in various settings and different capacities including, social worker and children's/high school pastor. Her passion, shaped by her strong conviction in our Trinitarian God, is to walk alongside people of all ages and to see them deepening their relationship with God in their everyday lives. She is married to John Kim (senior pastor at Bridgeway Church) and, together, have 3 children.

MeeYun graduated with B.S.W. from McGill University (1997), Diploma in Christian Studies from Regent College (1999), Masters of Divinity from Tyndale Seminary--pastoral focus (2004), Montessori Preschool/Kindergarten Diploma Certificate from North American Montessori Center (2007). She is currently working towards being certified as a spiritual director. You can email Mee Yun at meeyun@gmail.com.

History of the SD Practicum:

Under the leadership of Dr. David Sherbino and assistance of Dr. Duncan Westwood, Tyndale began offering year three of the the new Certificate in Spiritual Direction which had begun in 1998.  With Dr. Westwood's interdisciplinary education and experience in Judeo-Christian spiritual direction/formation and clinical psychology, Duncan got the program off to a great start.  For his part, Duncan needed to prayerfully think about how to house the training of spiritual directors into an academic institution without compromising the mentorship and formation that are at the heart of journeying with those who are called to companion others into the presence of God.  As a result, Tyndale agreed to (1)limiting class size to 6 students, (2)using a different grading system for SD students (3)ensuring that class time and space be devoted to achieving a balance between formation and academic robustness (4) that the professor/student relationship become equalized to foster a community of peers and communion of persons.

With these 4 pillars of the SD Practicum, Tyndale offered it's first practicum class in the Fall of 2001.  Four mature students applied for and were accepted into the inaugural class.  All four were Godly women who came from diverse backgrounds and who each personified a humility and humour that often characterizes life-long learners.  An excellent foundation had been laid and subsequent years saw a gradual building of program development.  In 2004/5 it came time for Duncan to pass the baton on to Sandy Broadus and Stephen Kern who had the challenge of running two concurrent classes since the interest and number of applicants had grown.  Since 2005/6, Sandy Broadus has taken full responsibility of the Practicum classes, continuing to journey with students, maintaining the high standards  and expectations both academically as well as formationally, set by Duncan Westwood and David Sherbino in 2000.